Target



Nqv. 28. 1939'. A c M RPHY 2.1s1,492

TARGET Filed Aug. 5, .1937

A iiorneys lnventor Patented Nov. 28, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in targets and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an article or device of this character embodying a novel arrangement whereby it may be successfully used for shooting at different distances, such as 25 yards and 50 yards,

thus eliminating the necessity of having separate targets for these different distances as at present.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a target of the aforementioned character which will be simple, attractive, highly eflicient and re liable in use and which may be manufactured at lowcost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a View in front elevation of a target embodying the present invention, showing same in position for shooting at 25 yards, for example.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view in front elevation of the central portion of the target, showing same in position for shooting at 50 yards, for example.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a sheet I of suitable dimensions and material, preferably paper. The sheet I carries a plurality of spaced, concentric circles 2 which are consecutively numbered from the outermost to the innermost, as at 3.

It will be noted that the numbering 3 starts at such a number, such as 4, that the innermost or central circle 2 is number 10. This number is in the form of an X 4 which appears the same and which may be read when the target is in either of the positions in which it is used. It will also be noted that the numerals which identify the concentric circles 2 are so arranged that said circles may be readily identified when the target is in either position, as will be readily apparent from the examination of Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing.

Half of the number 8 circle is blacked in or solid, as at 5, and the other half of said number 8 circle is left white or open, asat 6. This constitutes the most important feature of the invention. The two innermost circles 9 and 10 are solid or blacked in, as usual.

In target shooting it is the usual practice to sight the lowermost portion of the outermost blacked in circle, such as the circle 9, to allow for the trajectory of the bullet. Obviously, this ordinarily necessitates a separate target for each distance at which the shooting is to take place. Now, with a target embodying the present invention, when the shooting is to be done at 25 yards,

for example, the target is positioned as seen in Fig. 1 of the drawing and the lowermost portion of the blacked in circle 9 is sighted. Then, when the shooting is to be done at a greaterdistance, such as 50 yards, the target is simply inverted to the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing and the lowermost point of the blacked in portion 5 of the number 8 circle is sighted. When in this position, it will be noted that the numerals 3 are read horizontally or across while When in the other position (Fig. 1)' the vertical numerals 3 are read. Also, as hereinbefore brought out, the X designated by the reference numeral 4 and representing the numeral 10 identifying the central circle may be read with equal facility in either position.

It is believed that the many advantages of a target constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in details may be resorted'to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

l. A sheet of material having upon the surface thereof markings constitutingv a target made up of two distinct portions, namely, a bulls-eye portion and a portion made up of rings or annuli surrounding the bulls-eye portion, the surrounding ringed portion presenting a light color throughout the annulus adjacent the bulls-eye portion, and the bulls-eye portion comprising a dark substantially solid figure of generally rounded outline having the part above the center thereof of a substantially different radius from the part below the center, whereby inversion of the sheet adapts the target to shooting at different respective ranges, as described.

2. A target comprising a sheet of material having a bulls-eye upon one face thereof, said bullseye comprising a circular portion partially surrounded by a second portion, said last named portion being contiguous to the circular portion and consisting of a part only of an annulus whereby when the target is in a given position the lower edge of the bulls-eye will lie at a different. distance from the center thereof than when the target is in an inverted" position, and

said bulls-eye consisting of said first and second portions being of a color distinguishing from that of the surrounding area of the target face.

ALBERT CORNELIUS MURPHY. 

